Southern California Institute Of Architecture
College/University in California, CA · 960 East 3Rd Street, Los Angeles · 90013
At a glance
Southern California Institute Of Architecture is a 120,000-square-foot college/university building at 960 East 3Rd Street, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1907. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 29.8 kBtu/ft² and 237 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 29.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 237 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,048,516 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 120,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:14170563:2020 |
Compliance context
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 960 East 3Rd Street, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90013
- Coordinates
- 34.04597, -118.23311
Within ~1 km
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How does Southern California Institute Of Architecture compare with other college/university buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 497 college/university buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 29.8 kBtu/ft² is about 63% below the average of 79.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 58% below the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 120,000 sq ft, it is about 79% below the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1907, 61 years earlier than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 29.8 kBtu/ft² mean?
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. Southern California Institute Of Architecture's 29.8 kBtu/ft² across 120,000 sq ft works out to about 3.6 billion Btu (1,048 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 1,048,516 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Southern California Institute Of Architecture to report its energy use?
Southern California Institute Of Architecture reports under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10), the legal basis of California's Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide), which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2020 disclosure (source record california:14170563:2020). AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Southern California Institute Of Architecture's energy grade?
Southern California Institute Of Architecture did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 29.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Southern California Institute Of Architecture use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 29.8 kBtu/ft² across 120,000 sq ft, including 1,048,516 kWh of electricity.
What are Southern California Institute Of Architecture's carbon emissions?
Southern California Institute Of Architecture reported 237 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is Southern California Institute Of Architecture?
Southern California Institute Of Architecture is at 960 East 3Rd Street, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90013. Its coordinates are 34.04597, -118.23311 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Southern California Institute Of Architecture and when was it built?
Southern California Institute Of Architecture has 120,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1907 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is Southern California Institute Of Architecture covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) (AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Southern California Institute Of Architecture, Los Angeles, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/southern-california-institute-of-architecture-fb5580bf (data as of July 9, 2026).